Sawbridgeworth
2000The Churches and
Community Millennium Working Group.

The month of May saw
some major Millennium events.....

(The
commemorative plate is still available from the schools at £4.50p)

THE FESTIVAL: On two consecutive
evenings, performers from many local groups came together to stage The
Sawbridgeworth 2000 May Festival. It was linked to 'BBC Music Live'.

The following
performers took part: The Leventhorpe School Music Department's String
Quartet, Tracey Walker and her teenage jazz group with "Hot Hot Jazz",
Stella Hughes' accordion band, The Gateway Club with their handbells, Neck of
the Wood folk band, Fiddler's Brook Morris, Youth CREATE, Los Palomas Flamenco
Group, Spotlight Theatre School, The Most Holy Redeemer Church Choir singing
"Pilgrim", Thorns and Roses - Sharon Leggate's dance group,
Sawbridgeworth Music Makers.

The finale on each
night included all the performers and on the second night led to the grand
climax of everyone singing the Youth Create song for the millennium "BRAND
NEW START". (The song features on the Rotary CD "Sounds of
Sawbridgeworth").

THE SCHOOLS
PROCESSION:

There was a schools
Procession in which a thousand schoolchildren paraded through the town in fancy
dress. Here are a few photos:

The event was marked
with the issue of a special commemorative plate (some are still available
through the schools).

THE EXHIBITION:

Afterwards there was
an exhibition of Sawbridgeworth - Past Present and Future, featuring the work of
the schools.

If you would like to know more about SAWBRIDGEWORTH 2000 please phone Peter
Clark on 01279 726108